He never had that kind of pass rusher in SF but he didn't run the D there either. Same goes for here. What's weird about Nolan is he never stays somewhere more than a few years, then he is gone. When he leaves so do most of the sack numbers for these guys...

Mack and Barr fit the mold of those guys. I think we take one of them if available at 6. Either that or an RT.

Dunno if Osi stays. He's the same size as Biermann, but he's lost a step and just isn't what he use to be. He's never played OLB in a 3-4 defense either. I'd hate to see him drop into coverage. And he's simply way too slight to play 3-4 DE. We can save about $3M cutting him too.

Massaquoi and Maponga are both 6'2 265. They lose 10-15 lbs and can easily play 3-4 OLB. But they are a bit too big to be dropping in to coverage as they are now, so not really sure what happens with them.

Biermann is 6'3 255 already and we know how quick he is and fits 3-4 OLB perfectly. We already know he has excellent coverage skills for an LB, is really fast in the second layer for his size, (hence why we see him drop into safety all the time) and obviously we know he can rush the passer too. The only question is if he's still this guy coming back from an ACL tear.

Goodman is 6'4 275 with freakishly long arms and giant ass hands. Add 10 lbs to this guy and he's absolutely perfect for a 3-4 DE playing the C-gap. Especially considering he's got the speed of a 5/9 technique 4-3 DE. I think this guy can shine and be something special in a 3-4 scheme as a DE. I see balls getting batted down like crazy.

Cliff Matthews is 6'4 270. Add 10 lbs to him and he's quality depth at the 3-4 DE position.

Babs is 6'2 300 and he's been playing the B/C gap for 9 straight years. Dude stays healthy and has been our best tackler on the DL for almost a decade. We just resigned him for 3 more years, so I'd say he's going to be starting on the DL in the left 3-4 DE position, likely with Goodman or Matthews behind him.

Peters is 6'3 305 (which I think is inaccurate as I'm betting he's closer to 320) and has the body to hold another 15-20 lbs and become a backup NT behind Soliai and of course play when we possibly line up in any 4-2-5 looks, which we will likely do often.

Travian Robertson may be done. I see us drafting another DL or two, either another big NT and/or another prototypical 3-4 DE (hi Aaron Donald, yes please?).

Tyson Jackson is only 27, 6'4 295, and has played 5 years with KC. He's been a 3-4 DE all his career. He's good for a few sacks, some QB pressure, and a ton of tackles.

Paul Soliai is 30, 6'4 340 run stopping huge body NT. He's not really a penetration guy, only gets about a sack a year along with decent QB hits, but he is a beast against the run and he bats down a bunch of passes every year.

Spoon can play ILB or OLB. He's fast enough for it all. I think he could shine as ILB though. Him and Worrilow would be nice to see on the inside. Bartu and Dent as depth at ILB would be good too. Dent might actually thrive in a 3-4 ILB setting. Less space for him to work in and all.

As I said, however, I think Osi is gone, but if he's still here, the only possible position is really situational pass rush plays where we line up with a definite 4 on the DL. I just don't see him at a true OLB. The downside to this is if/when he's in, the opposing offense will know 100% that he will be rushing, so that formation will be quite predictable.